American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Overlook

OVERLOOK’, v.t.

1. To view from a higher place; applied to persons; as, to stand on a hill and overlook a city.

2. To stand in a more elevated place, or to rise so high as to afford the means of looking down on; applied to things. The tower overlooked the town.

3. To see from behind or over the shoulder of another; to see from a higher position; as, to overlook a paper when one is writing.

4. To view fully; to peruse.

5. To inspect; to superintend; to oversee; implying care and watchfulness.

He was present in person to overlook the magistrates.

6. To review; to examine a second time or with care.

The time and care that are required to overlook, and file and polish well.

7. To pass by indulgently; to excuse; not to punish or censure; as, to overlook faults.

8. To neglect; to slight.

They overlook truth in the judgment they pass on adversity and prosperity.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Overlook," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed October 4, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GNZETTKU8PY2QVF.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Overlook." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 4 Oct. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GNZETTKU8PY2QVF.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Overlook' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 4 October 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GNZETTKU8PY2QVF.